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Mets assistant GM John Ricco said that the Mets are leaning towards having Asdrubal Cabrera be the starting third baseman in 2018.

Cabrera played a little bit of everything last year, including third. New York has openings at third and second base, and realistically, he could be the option for whatever position the Mets don't fill externally. He's a better defender at third than he is at second, however, and there are more options at the keystone than at the hot corner in the 2018 market. Nov 15 - 5:19 PM

The decision had been reported previously and the team has now made it official. Cabrera has posted a .280/.343/.455 batting line with 37 home runs over the last two seasons for the Mets. He'll start for them at second or third base next season. Nov 3 - 5:10 PM

Jon Heyman of FanRag Sports reports that the Mets will pick up Asdrubal Cabrera's $8.25 million option for 2018.

That's been the expectation for a while now. Cabrera has batted .280/.343/.455 with 37 home runs over the last two seasons in New York and started over 30 games at shortstop, second and third base in 2017. He'll either be the club's starting second or third baseman in 2018, depending on how the Mets' offseason shakes out. Nov 3 - 2:27 PM

According to Marc Carig of Newsday, it's "almost certain" that the Mets will exercise Asdrubal Cabrera's $8.25 million club option for 2018.

The Mets could decline and pay a $2 million buyout, but it has been expected that they will keep him around. Cabrera finished 2017 strong, ultimately putting up a .280/.351/.434 batting line with 14 homers and 59 RBI over 135 games. Young Amed Rosario is poised to begin 2018 as the regular shortstop, so Cabrera could play second base or third base depending on what the Mets do this offseason. Oct 24 - 3:47 PM

The veteran third baseman missed the entire 2017 season due to a variety of injuries. He underwent surgery in September to repair his right rotator cuff then had a laminotomy procedure on his lower back in early October. While he says that he still has every intention of playing for the Mets again, he's impossible to count on for fantasy purposes.

Mets' general manager Sandy Alderson said Sunday that Michael Conforto (shoulder) may not be ready for Opening Day.

Alderson told reporters Sunday, "He may be ready to go by Opening Day but I don't believe he will be". Conforto underwent surgery in early September to repair a tear of the posterior capsule in his left shoulder. Even if he isn't quite ready by Opening Day, he shouldn't be sidelined for much longer.